Friday, February 13, 2015

This is my 1,000th blog post! Who would have thought that this blog thing would still be going strong? I guess it's appropriate that this is my 1,000th post because I got some great news today.

On 3 December I submitted my paperwork for permanent residency and today the Czech Interior Ministry called me to say that I've been approved. Yeah!! No more having to jump through hoops like a trained circus poodle every two years to request a visa extension. This will give me almost equal status with Czech citizens except that I can't vote. If I want to vote and get a Czech passport then I can apply for that in another five years. And who knows what will happen in another five years?

I need to make an appointment with to visit the ministry for a new photo and submit my biometrics. I should get my new Czech green card in a couple of weeks after that.